Synbio Newsletter January 2013

News

Scientists will use synthetic biology to create sustainable production of medicinal and other high-value compounds in so called photo-bioreactors. This will be done in a consortium with both Danish and European companies, which has just been granted 20,6 mill. DKK in support from the Danish Council for Strategic Research. The project will bring together some of the world’s foremost synthetic biologists, among them Jay Keasling of UC Berkeley.

The 59th Benzon Symposium on Membrane Proteins in August 2013 will be a major scientific event for the City of Copenhagen. Among the impressive list of invited speakers are two Nobel laureates, and researchers from Center for Synthetic Biology are among the main organizers of the event. Abstract round opens on April 1st. Read more here

2012 Nobel laureate and scientific advisor for Center for Synthetic Biology, Professor Brian Kobilka of University of Stanford is among the prominent line-up of speakers at the symposium.

Assistant Professor Søren Gøgsig Faarup Rasmussen at Center for Synthetic Biology has been named scientist of the month by the HEALTH faculty. He played an important part in mapping the molecular masterpiece that constituted a part of the reason for this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry being awarded to Prof. Brian Kobilka.

Past Events

17th December 2012: WORKSHOP: KU på Kryds og Tværs/ UCPH across disciplinesA workshop to discuss the possibilities for, potential of and conditions necessary for interdisciplinary research intiatives at the University. Birger Lindberg Møller spoke at the workshop, and four other synbio-people participated. The workshop will be followed up by a conference on interdisciplinary research on February the 4th.